On the corner of Museum Street and New Oxford Street you’ll come across what looks like a Banksy, although his gallery would say otherwise. Judging by the number of unimpressed tourists and grinning photographers flexing their muscles at the scene, this is not much of a discovery. But there’s something appealing about the hunt for street art in a city where the walls have so many stories to tell.

New Oxford Street

Tip: Hurry before the Grenadier is peeling off. For good. And the message – irremediably altered.